Movie·1988·103 min

The Thin Blue Line

Name: The Thin Blue Line
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 1988-08-28
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton

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Erases the border between art and activism.

7.7 / 10 · TMDB

Crime Documentary

One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.

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